After their Europe-specific beta at the end of last year, the game will be running a North America / Europe beta test later this summer. People who fill out this survey will have the opportunity to participate in the closed beta.

GungHo Online Entertainment has announced the contents of their E3 booth, and the Switch will be well represented.

The company announced a follow-up to the 17-Bit developed shooter Galak-Z today called Galak-Z: Variant S. A follow-up to the 2015 original, it will be a horizontal space shooter based on Japanese animation.

After a solid first effort, FIFA and the Switch have re-upped for another season.

Electronic Arts confirmed the news to FIFA-focused site Dream Team FC, through a statement from producer Andrei Lazarescu. No release date has been given, though FIFA titles traditionally release in September.

Throw a couple dozen more games on the Switch this week as the platform continues to pile up the big guns. In stores now is the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - even if most default kits would be suboptimal for it - as well as Vita refugee Fallen Legion and Yoku's Island Express, who will be getting its card release in a few weeks.

May 30, 2018

The oft-rumored title featuring playable DC villains is finally a reality.

WB announced that their second LEGO title for 2018 would be LEGO DC Super Villains, which will release on October 16. The full roster has not yet been revealed, but DC standbys such as Harley Quinn, The Joker, and Lex Luthor have been confirmed.

The Pokémon Company has announced a new spinoff title that will not only hit mobile devices, but the Switch as well.

Pokémon Quest has been announced and is now available on the eShop and mobile platforms. The game features Pokémon hunting on islands, with only the first 151 Pokémon confirmed for now and a gacha system deciding which Pokémon are available.

May 24, 2018

There's plenty of games for your humble lister to puzzle over this week as he returns home following severe misadventures in The Centre of the Universe. For instance, there's the Zach-reviewed duo of the Mega Man Legacy Collection, as well as caveat emptor on Runner 3, or the 3DS full-priced action of Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers.

Playdius has announced that they will publish Digixart Entertainment's rhythm adventure Lost in Harmony on Switch June 21. A multiple award winner on mobile platforms, the Switch version will have full Joy-Con functionality including HD Rumble.

May 22, 2018

The NPD Group has released the results of their April sales survey and although God of War was dominant, Nintendo had another strong month.

For the period of April 8 - May 5, God of War for PlayStation 4 lapped the field in terms of game sales, and the PlayStation 4 had the highest recorded April sales since the Wii in 2009. Despite that, the Switch w/neon Joy-Cons was still the best selling individual system for the second straight month.

The Japanese My Nintendo shop has added a new item which aims to widen the release of the Switch.

On their Japanese language Topics blog, Nintendo announced today that the cash store would begin selling a Switch for ¥24,980 (current Japanese Switch MSRP is ¥29,980) that would forego the dock, AC adapter, HDMI cable, and Joy-Con grip.

XSEED has picked up another Switch title for the fall, and it will be a banger.

The company has picked up localization rights for Gal Metal, a rhythm game developed by a team headed by former Konami developer Tak Fuji. XSEED will release the title physically and on the eShop this fall.

May 20, 2018

Resident Evil 7 is coming to the Switch, but not in the way some expected.

Capcom's main office in Japan have released a video showing "Biohazard Resident Evil: Cloud" coming to Switch on Thursday (May 24). The horror title originally released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in January of 2017,... Read more...

May 17, 2018

May is crawling with remakes, remasters, and pretty much every other "re" you can think of. This week's headliners are the retail duo of Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition for Switch - now with Breath of the Wild skins and all of the people getting heads caved in by Ravio - and Shin Megami Tensei:... Read more...

A trailer was released this morning for Go Vacation, a port of the 2011 Will collection of the same name, with a July 27 launch date announced for the Switch version. Although originally developed by Bandai Namco, Nintendo will be publishing the Switch version.